{"id":1616,"date":"2013-09-02T17:40:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T00:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/?page_id=1616"},"modified":"2014-09-01T23:28:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T06:28:19","slug":"glst490-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/past-courses\/glst-490\/glst490-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"GLST 490 Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Special Topics in Global Studies:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Labour: Local to Global Connections<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Section 01 &#8211; T 4:00-6:50pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Labour is part of our lives no matter where we live. We purchase the products of other people\u2019s labour, as well as produce things from our own labour. It affects us in different ways on a daily basis. Where do you shop? Where do you live? What kinds of foods do you purchase and consume? In essence, does your labour translate into economic stability?<\/p>\n<p>The texts in this course reflect labour issues locally and globally. Examples of each can be found in our community, whether home is Nanaimo or somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Prerequisite: GLST 390 or GLST 391, or permission of instructor.<\/p>\n<p>The objectives of this course are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To learn about labour issues at the local and global level<\/li>\n<li>To learn about the relationship of government in fulfilling labour needs, and<\/li>\n<li>To learn about the cultural, political, and economic effects of labour and globalization on certain peoples or groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Given the focus, the class will be run primarily as a seminar. Be prepared to be engaged, including assigned \u201cresearch\u201d for class discussion. Films are used to complement the lectures and readings. The course continues to evolve and changes may occur, e.g., availability of guest speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluation will be based on attendance and participation (20%), opinion piece (5%), short response papers to the texts (two, 10% each), exam (20%), and final paper (35%). There is no final exam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Not attending an exam or submitting an assignment will result in an \u201cF\u201d;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>your final grade is based on completing ALL course work.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Required texts:<\/strong><br \/>\nEhrenreich, Barbara<br \/>\n2011 Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America. New York, NY: Picador.<br \/>\n<strong>(ON RESERVE: HD 4918 E375 2002)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gomberg-Mu\u00f1oz, Ruth<br \/>\n2011 Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, Robyn Magalit<br \/>\n2010 Migrants for Export: How the Philippine State Brokers Labor to the World. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.\u00a0<strong> (<a title=\"Migrants for Export\" href=\"http:\/\/site.ebrary.com\/lib\/viu\/docDetail.action?docID=10399437\" target=\"_blank\">WEBLIBRARY<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Please review assigned readings prior to the week\u2019s topic to facilitate discussion. Additional readings are found on D2L. The weekly topics are a guideline and may vary to some extent according to class discussion and interests.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Lectures and Readings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\"><strong>DATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>TOPIC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">Sep 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Introduction<br \/>\nWhy Labour? Definitions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">It&#8217;s About Money (Profit)<br \/>\nNeo-liberalism<br \/>\nUsing <a title=\"Learn VIU\" href=\"http:\/\/learn.viu.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">D2L<\/a> (e-Learn Support)<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> <a title=\"Bockman: Neoliberalism\" href=\"http:\/\/ctx.sagepub.com.ezproxy.viu.ca\/content\/12\/3\/14\" target=\"_blank\">Bockman<\/a>; Rodriguez , Introduction &amp; Ch.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Working Poor<br \/>\n<strong>FILM:<\/strong> <a title=\"Addicted to Cheap Shopping\" href=\"http:\/\/ezproxy.viu.ca\/login?url=http:\/\/digital.films.com.ezproxy.viu.ca\/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=8601&amp;xtid=39028\" target=\"_blank\">Addicted to Cheap Shopping? Why the Real Cost of Goods Keeps Going Down<\/a> (2007, 60min)<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> Ehrenreich, Intro, Chs.1-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Working Poor<br \/>\nClass discussion, based on Ehrenreich\u2019s Reader\u2019s Guide<br \/>\n<strong>FILM:<\/strong> TEDTalk: <a title=\"TED Talk: Becky Blanton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/becky_blanton_the_year_i_was_homeless.html\" target=\"_blank\">Becky Blanton<\/a> (2009, 7min)<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> Ehrenreich, Ch.3, Evaluation, Afterword<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">DUE:<\/span><\/strong> Response to the Ehrenreich book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Labour in Canada<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> Gogia &amp; Slade, Ch.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">Oct 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Migrant workers: Abroad<br \/>\n<strong>FILM:<\/strong> <a title=\"From Somewhere to Nowhere\" href=\"http:\/\/ezproxy.viu.ca\/login?url=http:\/\/digital.films.com\/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=8601&amp;xtid=41367\" target=\"_blank\">From Somewhere to Nowhere<\/a>: China&#8217;s Internal Migrant Workers (2009, 86min)<br \/>\n<b><\/b><strong>READ:<\/strong> Gomberg-Mu\u00f1oz, Chs.1-3; Rodriguez, Ch.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Migrant workers: North America<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> Gomberg-Mu\u00f1oz, Chs.4-7<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">DUE:<\/span><\/strong> Response to the Gomberg-Mu\u00f1oz book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Labour Law: Global<br \/>\nDiscussion and Exercise: <a title=\"ILO, Labour Law\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilo.org\/ifpdial\/information-resources\/national-labour-law-profiles\/lang--en\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">National Labour Law Profiles<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">28<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">EXAM<\/span><\/strong><b><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">Nov 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Global Work Force<br \/>\n<strong>FILM:<\/strong> <a title=\"Help Wanted\" href=\"http:\/\/ezproxy.viu.ca\/login?url=http:\/\/digital.films.com\/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=8601&amp;xtid=37173\" target=\"_blank\">Help Wanted<\/a>: Dynamics of the EU Labor Market (2007, 27min)<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> Rodriguez, Chs.3-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Global Work Force<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> Rodriguez, Chs.5-6<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">DUE:<\/span><\/strong> Response to the Rodriguez book<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">DUE:<\/span><\/strong> Title and abstract of final paper\/project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\n<p align=\"center\">25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Seeking Solutions: Where do we go from here?<br \/>\nShared learning<br \/>\nClass discussion, including student paper topics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use of technology:<\/strong> Cell phones, iPods and other electronic devices must be <strong>turned off<\/strong> in class and <strong>laptops are permitted during class ONLY for note taking<\/strong>. Recording is only permitted by request as authorized by Disability Services. Please contact <a title=\"VIU Disability Services\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.viu.ca\/disabilityservices\/\" target=\"_blank\">Disability Services<\/a> if you are in need of academic support and accommodation.<\/li>\n<li>If there are exceptional and\/or extenuating circumstances, such as illness or a death in the family, that prevents you from meeting an assignment deadline or being present for an exam, please notify me <strong>immediately<\/strong> so that other arrangements can be made. (See <em>VIU Calendar<\/em>, <a title=\"VIU General Info\" href=\"http:\/\/www.viu.ca\/calendar\/GeneralInformation\/generalregulations.asp#illness\" target=\"_blank\">General Regulations<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>Should you need counselling at any time during the semester, contact <a title=\"VIU Student Affairs, Counselling\" href=\"http:\/\/www.viu.ca\/counselling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student Affairs<\/a>. Drop-in counselling is available. If immediate support is needed after hours, call the <a title=\"Vancouver Island Crisis Centre\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vicrisis.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crisis &amp; Information Line<\/a>: 1-888-494-3888. As well, there is a <a title=\"VIHA Counselling Access\" href=\"http:\/\/www.viha.ca\/mhas\/locations\/nanaimo\/access.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Walk-in Counselling Clinic<\/a>, Brooks Landing (203-2000 Island Highway North), Nanaimo: 250-739-5710<\/li>\n<li><strong> Withdrawing<\/strong> from any VIU course MUST be done formally, that is, by <strong>applying at the Registration Centre<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>All in-coming mail is spam-filtered. Identify the course name in the \u201cSubject\u201d box when emailing your instructor. Also, add your instructor to your \u201caccepted\u201d email address file and <strong>ensure that VIU has your correct email address<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plagiarism will not be tolerated.<\/strong> Students caught plagiarizing will automatically receive an F as their final grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Final grade assignment:<\/strong><br \/>\nGrades will be assigned according to the following scale:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">90-100<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">A+<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">64-67<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">C+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">85-89<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">60-63<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">80-84<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">A-<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">55-59<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">C-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">76-79<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">B+<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">50-54<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">72-75<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">&lt;49<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">68-71<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">B-<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\">It&#8217;s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it&#8217;s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven&#8217;t lost the things that money can&#8217;t buy.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-align: right\">&#8211;George H. Lorimer, editor (1868-1937)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Created 2013-09-02; <\/em>last updated 2014-09-01<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Topics in Global Studies: Labour: Local to Global Connections Section 01 &#8211; T 4:00-6:50pm Labour is part of our lives no matter where we live. We purchase the products of other people\u2019s labour, as well as produce things from our own labour. 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